Wedding Inspirations for The Honeymoon Suite

The time is drawing near for my husband and I to move into our new love nest.  Although I hate moving, I love that we will finally be under one roof.  And I also love the idea of decorating our home and finding styles and furnishings that are functional, comfortable, and incorporates both our style aesthetics. 

One piece of the puzzle has already come together.  A major piece considering it's the Honeymoon Suite (which is what I have resigned to calling our bedroom).  I have managed to find bedding that we both like and that incorporates the colors from our wedding in a "livable" way. 

Our wedding colors were regency purple and antique gold (see inserted pictures).  The basic colors (purple and gold) are the colors that represent my husband's fraternity, Omega Psi Phi.  I thought they were the perfect colors because they represented something dear to him and because I believe all women look regal in purple and gold. 

As luck would have it, I have managed to find an amethyst and gold bedding set (see, below) that is the perfect way for me to bring the wedding inspiration (and hopefully the passion, love, and joy we experienced on that day) into our Honeymoon Suite so that we go to bed every night and wake up every day with, at least, a subconscious reference to our special day. 

  
The comforter set is an amethyst and gold set, not a regency/royal purple set.  But I actually think that the lighter color is what makes it work for every day.  I also loved that it was a 20 piece set and included 4 window drapes in the gold and 2 valances in the amethyst and gold scroll pattern. 

I got the set from Home Shopping Network (HSN) and the only thing I regret is that I didn't purchase it during the 24 hour premier sale.  Then it was only $159.99.  After that 24 hour period, it went to the regular price of $249.95.  I can't believe I missed a sale that good.  But still, for the look I wanted and 20 pieces, I decided it was worth the extra money.

Now for the master bath!

Bright Like a [Pink] Diamond

I haven't quite figured out what the root of my obsession with neon colors (especially pink) is.  Nonetheless, I have one.  And at my age (the big three-eight), I'm not all that certain it's appropriate.  Still, I seem to yield to it whenever I think the occasion is appropriate (assuming there is ever an appropriate occasion for a woman my age). 

This weekend, my excuse was two beautiful occasions:  First and foremost, my husband returned from a short work assignment to Kuwait!!!  Since we are both military and living in separate states, any time we get to spend a day together feels like a special occasion.  That is the one beautiful thing about living apart from someone you really love spending time with-  it keeps the honeymoon fires a-burnin'.  And the hubby and I have vowed to remain newlyweds our entire marriage so we are on track! 

Secondly, this week was the annual Cherry Blossom festival in D.C.  Admittedly, I didn't attend any of the festivities BUT I am familiar with the magical feeling of waves of pink because my mom lives in Macon, GA (I'm a Georgia native, myself), and Macon also has a cherry blossom festival.  And I think it's such a beautiful festival. 

These two things inspired me to sport some neon pink. 

In the first photo, I'm wearing a black and white chevron shirt with neon chevrons (from my own boutique), neon pink pants (VIP jeans, purchased from Beyond the Rack), and nude pumps with a black and white sort-of western scroll that I think looked good with the chevron pattern (shoes by Anne Michele, purchased from Zulily).

 

In the second photo, I'm wearing neon pink Reeboks (purchased from TJ Maxx), Cut from the Cloth boyfriend jeans (purchased from Nordstrom), a white tshirt (actually a tshirt to sleep in I got for Christmas; I repurposed it because it had the relaxed look that was perfect for the jeans), neon pink and green necklace (from my own boutique) with clear rhinestones, and earrings with neon green center and clear rhinestones (from Nordstrom). 

 

 

Sometimes, I guess I am just in a neon state-of-mind.  And who doesn't love pink?!